Interface Types.................................................................................................................................................................. 361
View Basic Interface Information.....................................................................................................................................361
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State..................................................................................................... 363
Enabling a Physical Interface........................................................................................................................................... 363
Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................................................ 363
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces.......................................................................................................364
Overview of Layer Modes..........................................................................................................................................364
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode..................................................................................................................... 364
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode......................................................................................................................365
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode...................................................................................................................... 365
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode......................................................................................................................365
Automatic recovery of an Err-disabled interface..........................................................................................................366
Configuring an automatic recovery for an Err-disabled interface.........................................................................366
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)..................................................................................................................................... 367
Configuring EIS............................................................................................................................................................ 367
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................... 368
Configuring Management Interfaces........................................................................................................................368
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port...................................................................................369
VLAN Interfaces................................................................................................................................................................ 370
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................... 370
Null Interfaces.....................................................................................................................................................................371
Configuring Port Delay...................................................................................................................................................... 371
Port Channel Interfaces.................................................................................................................................................... 371
Port Channel Definition and Standards..................................................................................................................... 371
Port Channel Benefits.................................................................................................................................................372
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................... 372
Interfaces in Port Channels........................................................................................................................................372
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces....................................................................................................372
Creating a Port Channel............................................................................................................................................. 373
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel........................................................................................................ 373
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel................................................................................................... 375
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel.................................................................................. 375
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN.................................................................................................375
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel..............................................................................................................376
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel......................................................................................................................... 377
Load Balancing Through Port Channels....................................................................................................................377
Changing the Hash Algorithm.................................................................................................................................... 377
Bulk Configuration.............................................................................................................................................................378
Interface Range........................................................................................................................................................... 378
Bulk Configuration Examples......................................................................................................................................378
Defining Interface Range Macros....................................................................................................................................379
Define the Interface Range........................................................................................................................................380
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro........................................................................................................................380
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces...........................................................................................................................380
Maintenance Using TDR..............................................................................................................................................381
Non Dell-Qualified Transceivers.......................................................................................................................................381
Splitting 40G Ports without Reload................................................................................................................................ 382
Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports.............................................................................................................................. 383
Converting a QSFP or QSFP+ Port to an SFP or SFP+ Port..................................................................................... 384
Link Dampening................................................................................................................................................................. 386
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